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Which period spans the Old English / Anglo-Saxon literature?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which period spans the Old English / Anglo-Saxon literature?

  1. c.450-1066
  2. c.1066-1485
  3. c.1500-1660
  4. c.1660-1700
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Correct answer: A. c.450-1066

1. Anglo-Saxon literature runs from Anglo-Saxon migrations to the Norman Conquest (1066). 2. Beowulf is its single most canonical work. 3. The brief names 'Anglo-Saxon' as a period in the History bucket. _Source: Coverage brief — Literary History bucket — "Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Restoration, Enlightenment, Modernism, Postmodernism"_

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